QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE -HAPPY TRAILS-1969-THE FIRST USA-CAPITOL-ST-120 PRESS. A rare American original of the iconic album. Happy Trails is the second album by the American band Quicksilver Messenger Service. Most of the album was recorded from two performances at Fillmore East and Fillmore West, although it is unclear which parts were recorded at which Fillmore. The record was released by Capitol Records in 1969 in stereo format. The album was an unexpected commercial success, peaking at number 27 on Billboard and eventually received a gold certification (over 500,000 copies sold in the United States) in 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was voted at number 553 in Colin Larkin's album "1000 Best Albums of All Time" 3rd edition (2000). In 2003, the album was ranked 189th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, retaining the ranking in the revised 2012 list. He was ranked 44th in Rolling Stone's "50 Coolest Records." Quicksilver's "Mona" was ranked 88th on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.
Vinyl records in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is matte in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 6500 ₽
HERBIE MANN- LIVE AT NEWPORT (STEREO) -1963-FIRST PRESS USA-ATLANTIC-SD1413. A rare stereo original of the cult album from the master of the jazz flute. Is a live album by American jazz flautist Herbie Mann, recorded at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1963 for the Atlantic label. AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, and Scott Yanow's review called it a "well-played program" ...more
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE- GREATEST HITS -1970-ORIGINAL PRESS 1972 UK-EPIC-SEPC69002. Matrices A-1/B-1. A rare early edition of the grandees of funk music. This is a compilation album by the American band Sly and the Family Stone. It was first released on November 21, 1970 by Epic Records. The album includes all the singles from the albums Dance to the Music (1968), Life (1968) and Stand! (1969). Three tracks released as singles in 1969 first appear on the album here: "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "Everybody Is a Star" and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)". The recordings in this compilation do not always match the versions of the singles; some songs are presented here in their album version and mixes. Mixes sometimes have different editing and vocal and/or instrumentation changes. Greatest Hits was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling five million copies in the United States. In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album 60th on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, 61st on its revised 2012 list, and 343rd in its 2020 ranking. ...more
Lot sold: 3900 ₽
Estimate: 5000—6000 ₽
SIMON AND GARFUNKEL-PARSLEY, SAGE, ROSEMARY AND THYME -1966-THE FIRST UK PRESS-CBS-SBPG62860. A rare British original of the iconic album. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is the third studio album by American folk rock duo Simon and Garfunkel. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album was released on October 24, 1966 in the United States on Columbia Records. Many critics consider it a breakthrough recording for the duo and one of their best works. "Homeward Bound" has already entered the top five hits in many countries, and "Scarborough Fair / Chant" went similarly. The album reached number four on the Pop Albums chart and was eventually certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In 1999, the album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4500—5500 ₽
PAT METHENY AND LYLE MAYS-AS FALLS WICHITA , SO FALLS WICHITA FALLS-1981-FIRST PRESS GERMANY-ECM-ECM1190. A rare original of the cult jazzman of the third wave (the beginning of the 70s) As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls is an album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny and jazz pianist Lyle Mays recorded in September 1980 and released on ECM the following April. The trio consists of percussionist Nana Vasconcelos..Throughout the album, Metheny acts as the lead guitarist, accompanying guitarist and bassist, using an overdubbing technique. The track "September Fifteenth" refers to September 15, 1980, the day of the death of American jazz pianist Bill Evans. Metheny and Mays call Evans the main person involved. The album reached number 1 on the Jazz Billboard, and number 50 on the Pop/rock Billboard in 1979. ...more
Lot sold: 2400 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
